American Friends of Sufi Arts Culture and Knowledge

Analysis

American Friends of Sufi Arts Culture and Knowledge is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Friends of Sufi Arts Culture and Knowledge reported income of $1.8m and spending of $788k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.8m (+62%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 16% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, American Friends of Sufi Arts Culture and Knowledge sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elgin Symphony Orchestra Assoc ($1.8m), Emerald Coast Theatre Company ($1.8m) and Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. At year end it held assets of $7.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $7.5m.